another good way is to use an associative array $session[] as your only
session variable, that way you don't need to worry abopout session variables
overwriting local or vice versa, so $value as a session variable becomes
$session["value"]
Tim Ward
Senior Systems Engineer
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> -Original Message-
> From: Plutarck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 12 April 2001 13:24
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PHP] Updating a value in a session
>
>
> What happens is when you use session_start(), all variables
> in the session
> become initialized to the values they have previously been given.
>
> So when you call session_start the second time, a variable
> named $value is
> created with the value it was given earlier.
>
> The problem is, it over-writes the variable $value which was
> submitted in
> the form.
>
> The way to get around this is to rename your form to
> "form_value". Then
> right after you register value in your session, insert this:
>
> $value = $form_value;
>
> It should work without error.
>
>
> --
> Plutarck
> Should be working on something...
> ...but forgot what it was.
>
>
>
> ""Tobias Talltorp"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> 9b431b$fau$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:9b431b$fau$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > On my first page I have a form that posts a value to page2
> where it gets
> > registered in a session. Works like a charm...
> > When I try to do this again, but send another value, the
> session doesn´t
> > update the new value.
> > Why?
> >
> > PAGE 1 --->
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > PAGE 2 --->
> > > session_start();
> > session_register("value");
> > ?>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > // Tobias
> >
> >
> >
> >
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